COMMON CAUSE

Financials

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

805 15TH ST NW STE 800, WASHINGTON, DC 20005-2207

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

VIRGINIA KASE SOLOMON, 805 15TH STREET NW 800, WASHINGTON, DC 20005

Signed the 990

REGINALD BREWINGTON JR, SVP, FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION

Phone

(202) 833-1200

Website

WWW.COMMONCAUSE.ORG

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Mission

WITH OFFICES IN WASHINGTON D.C. AND 25 STATES AND 1.5 MILLION SUPPORTERS AND ACTIVISTS, COMMON CAUSE WORKS TO ADVANCE DEMOCRACY REFORMS AT FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LEVELS, THROUGH DRAFTING MODEL LEGISLATION, LOBBYING, PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, AND JOINT EFFORTS WITH DIVERSE PARTNERS ACROSS THE REFORM COMMUNITY.

Program accomplishments

• WE WORKED WITH COMMON CAUSE STATE ORGANIZATIONS, GRASSROOTS ADVOCATES, AND COALITION PARTNERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO SUPPORT DEMOCRACY-RELATED ADVOCACY, CIVIC PARTICIPATION, PUBLIC EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL.OUR STATE OPERATIONS SUPPORTED COALITION COORDINATION, PUBLIC OUTREACH, COMMUNICATIONS ACTIVITIES, RESEARCH SUPPORT, STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT, LEGISLATIVE AND POLICY EDUCATION EFFORTS, AND STRATEGIC CONSULTING RELATED TO DEMOCRACY REFORM PRIORITIES. ACTIVITIES INCLUDED CONVENINGS, ALLIANCE MEETINGS, ADVOCACY SUPPORT, PUBLIC MESSAGING INITIATIVES, AND COORDINATION WITH EXTERNAL PARTNERS, CONSULTANTS, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS MULTIPLE STATES.WE ALSO SUPPORTED OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAMMATIC INFRASTRUCTURE NECESSARY TO SUSTAIN STATE-BASED INITIATIVES, INCLUDING COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGNS, TRAVEL AND MEETING COORDINATION, RESEARCH ACTIVITIES, ADVERTISING AND OUTREACH EFFORTS, AND COLLABORATION AMONG ADVOCATES, ORGANIZERS, POLICYMAKERS, AND PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO STRENGTHEN CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY.
  Expenses $2,568,764
• WE WORKED TO ADVANCE FAIR REPRESENTATION THROUGH TRANSPARENT, PEOPLE-CENTERED REDISTRICTING PROCESSES AND ADVOCACY AGAINST PARTISAN AND RACIAL GERRYMANDERING.WE SUPPORTED LITIGATION, GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING, AND PUBLIC EDUCATION EFFORTS DESIGNED TO ENSURE ELECTORAL DISTRICTS FAIRLY REPRESENTED COMMUNITIES AND COMPLIED WITH CONSTITUTIONAL AND VOTING RIGHTS ACT PROTECTIONS.IN INDIANA, WE SUCCESSFULLY CHALLENGED THE CITY OF ANDERSON'S FAILURE TO REDRAW CITY COUNCIL DISTRICTS THAT HAD REMAINED UNCHANGED SINCE 1982 DESPITE SIGNIFICANT POPULATION SHIFTS. FOLLOWING LITIGATION, A NEW CONSTITUTIONALLY COMPLIANT MAP WAS IMPLEMENTED IN TIME FOR THE 2024 ELECTION.IN MICHIGAN, WE SUPPORTED BLACK VOTERS AND COMMUNITY ADVOCATES PARTICIPATING IN THE MICHIGAN INDEPENDENT CITIZENS REDISTRICTING COMMISSION PROCESS TO HELP ENSURE THAT COMMUNITIES OF COLOR WERE FAIRLY REPRESENTED AND PROTECTED FROM RACIAL GERRYMANDERING.WE ALSO CONTINUED NATIONWIDE ADVOCACY FOR FAIR MAPS AND REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY BY SUPPORTING INDEPENDENT REDISTRICTING COMMISSIONS, MOBILIZING COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN PUBLIC HEARINGS, AND EDUCATING VOTERS ABOUT THE HARMS OF PARTISAN GERRYMANDERING AND THE IMPORTANCE OF TRANSPARENT MAP-DRAWING PROCESSES.
  Expenses $1,658,806
• WE WORKED TO ENSURE THAT EVERY ELIGIBLE CITIZEN HAD THE FREEDOM TO VOTE AND THAT EVERY VOTE WAS ACCURATELY COUNTED. DURING THE 2024 ELECTION CYCLE, WE LED ONE OF THE NATION'S LARGEST NONPARTISAN VOTER PROTECTION EFFORTS TO DEFEND VOTING RIGHTS, STRENGTHEN ELECTION ADMINISTRATION, AND HELP VOTERS NAVIGATE RAPIDLY CHANGING ELECTION CONDITIONS.AS A CO-LEADER OF THE NATIONAL NONPARTISAN ELECTION PROTECTION COALITION, WE MOBILIZED MORE THAN 40,000 VOLUNTEERS ACROSS 42 STATES TO MONITOR POLLING LOCATIONS, ASSIST VOTERS, IDENTIFY ELECTION ADMINISTRATION ISSUES, AND CONNECT VOTERS TO LEGAL AND VOTER PROTECTION RESOURCES. MORE THAN 15,000 VOLUNTEERS PARTICIPATED ON ELECTION DAY ALONE, AND WE DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN $2 MILLION IN COMMUNITY REGRANTS TO LOCAL PARTNERS SUPPORTING VOTER ENGAGEMENT, VOTER EDUCATION, AND ELECTION PROTECTION EFFORTS.WE MAINTAINED A MAJOR VOLUNTEER PRESENCE DURING PRESIDENTIAL AND STATE PRIMARIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IN FLORIDA, MORE THAN 280 POLL MONITORS WORKED ACROSS 23 COUNTIES AND EVALUATED NEARLY 150 POLLING LOCATIONS FOR ACCESSIBILITY FOR VOTERS WITH DISABILITIES, WHILE ALSO EXPANDING OUR NONPARTISAN HOTLINE TO INCLUDE A HAITIAN CREOLE LINE FOR THE FIRST TIME. IN MICHIGAN, VOLUNTEERS ASSISTED VOTERS DURING SEVERE STORM-RELATED POLLING DISRUPTIONS. IN CALIFORNIA, MORE THAN 300 VOLUNTEERS MONITORED POLLING LOCATIONS ACROSS EIGHT MAJOR COUNTIES DURING THE SUPER TUESDAY PRIMARY. IN OHIO, WE DEPLOYED 150 POLL MONITORS AND DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN 20,000 ELECTION PROTECTION HOTLINE CARDS TO VOTERS STATEWIDE.WE ALSO RESPONDED TO GROWING THREATS TO ELECTION ADMINISTRATION AND CERTIFICATION. IN GEORGIA, WE MOBILIZED ADVOCATES AND TRAINED VOLUNTEERS TO MONITOR ELECTION BOARDS AFTER ELECTION DENIERS ATTEMPTED TO UNDERMINE CERTIFICATION PROCESSES. IN ARIZONA, WE EDUCATED THE PUBLIC AND ELECTION OFFICIALS ABOUT RECOUNT-RELATED RISKS THAT COULD HAVE DISRUPTED THE STATE'S ELECTORAL COLLEGE CERTIFICATION PROCESS.OUR COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC EDUCATION EFFORTS ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO MORE THAN 30,000 NEWS STORIES IN 2024 MENTIONING OUR ORGANIZATION OR QUOTING OUR STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS.
  Expenses $628,104
• WE WORKED TO REDUCE THE INFLUENCE OF WEALTHY SPECIAL INTERESTS IN POLITICS AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE IMPACT OF UNDISCLOSED POLITICAL SPENDING AND WEAK ETHICS RULES.THROUGHOUT THE 2024 ELECTION CYCLE, WE CONDUCTED PUBLIC EDUCATION, COALITION ADVOCACY, AND RESEARCH RELATED TO THE GROWING ROLE OF "DARK MONEY AND UNLIMITED POLITICAL SPENDING IN FEDERAL AND STATE ELECTIONS. WE EDUCATED VOTERS AND POLICYMAKERS ABOUT THE IMPACT OF UNDISCLOSED SPENDING ON ELECTIONS, JUDICIAL RACES, AND PUBLIC POLICY DECISIONS.WE ALSO SUPPORTED REFORMS DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN CAMPAIGN FINANCE DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS, IMPROVE ETHICS AND ACCOUNTABILITY STANDARDS, AND INCREASE THE POLITICAL INFLUENCE OF SMALL-DOLLAR DONORS AND EVERYDAY VOTERS.
  Expenses $289,658
• WE WORKED TO PROTECT A FREE AND OPEN INTERNET, DEFEND INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM, AND ENSURE THAT VOTERS HAD ACCESS TO ACCURATE AND RELIABLE INFORMATION.AFTER THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (FCC) VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO OUTLAW ROBOCALLS USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) VOICE-CLONING TECHNOLOGY TO MISLEAD VOTERS, WE LAUNCHED PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGNS WARNING VOTERS ABOUT DECEPTIVE AI-GENERATED ELECTION CONTENT AND ADVOCATING FOR STRONGER SAFEGUARDS AGAINST ELECTION DISINFORMATION.AS PART OF OUR LONGSTANDING NET NEUTRALITY ADVOCACY, WE COLLECTED AND DELIVERED MORE THAN 126,000 PETITION SIGNATURES TO THE FCC SUPPORTING PROTECTIONS DESIGNED TO PRESERVE EQUAL ACCESS TO ONLINE INFORMATION AND PREVENT DISCRIMINATORY TREATMENT OF INTERNET TRAFFIC.WE ALSO WORKED TO ADDRESS THE GROWING IMPACT OF ONLINE DISINFORMATION AND COORDINATED ATTACKS ON TRUSTED ELECTION INFORMATION. WE SUPPORTED LEGAL EFFORTS DEFENDING THE ABILITY OF PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND RESEARCHERS TO RESPOND TO HARMFUL ELECTION MISINFORMATION AND CONDUCTED PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGNS HELPING VOTERS RECOGNIZE MANIPULATED MEDIA, ELECTION MISINFORMATION, AND DECEPTIVE ONLINE TACTICS.
  Expenses $162,176
• WE ADVANCED NATIONWIDE PUBLIC EDUCATION, ADVOCACY SUPPORT, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, COMMUNICATIONS, AND COALITION-BUILDING ACTIVITIES ALIGNED WITH OUR ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION AND DEMOCRACY-RELATED PRIORITIES.OUR NATIONAL PROGRAMS SUPPORTED COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGNS, DIGITAL OUTREACH, MEDIA INITIATIVES, WEBSITE AND TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT, STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT, RESEARCH ACTIVITIES, AND PUBLIC EDUCATION EFFORTS DESIGNED TO INCREASE CIVIC PARTICIPATION AND STRENGTHEN PUBLIC AWARENESS AROUND DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE ISSUES. ACTIVITIES INCLUDED COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY, DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT, GRAPHIC DESIGN, VIDEO AND MEDIA PRODUCTION, WEBSITE MAINTENANCE, AND OUTREACH INITIATIVES INTENDED TO INFORM AND ENGAGE COMMUNITIES NATIONWIDE.WE ALSO SUPPORTED NATIONAL OPERATIONAL AND ADVOCACY INFRASTRUCTURE THROUGH CONSULTING SERVICES, DIGITAL ACQUISITION AND ORGANIZING TOOLS, TECHNOLOGY AND DATA MANAGEMENT RESOURCES, COALITION PARTNERSHIPS, TRAININGS, CONFERENCES, MEDIA MONITORING, AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES. THESE EFFORTS HELPED STRENGTHEN NATIONWIDE COORDINATION, SUPPORT LONG-TERM CIVIC ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES, AND EXPAND THE ORGANIZATION'S CAPACITY TO COMMUNICATE AND COLLABORATE EFFECTIVELY WITH SUPPORTERS, ADVOCATES, AND PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
  Expenses $248,384

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

IRS record

EIN

52-6078441

Tax-exempt status

501(c)(4): Social welfare organization

Donations deductible

No

Exempt since

1968

Accounting year ends

June

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Assets (IRS master file)

$20,243,471

Income (IRS master file)

$19,589,189

Filing history

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 52-6078441).

Questions about COMMON CAUSE

What is the EIN of COMMON CAUSE?

The employer identification number (EIN) of COMMON CAUSE is 52-6078441.

Is COMMON CAUSE tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(4) since 1968.

Are donations to COMMON CAUSE tax-deductible?

No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.

Which annual return does COMMON CAUSE file?

Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.

When is the next return of COMMON CAUSE due?

The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did COMMON CAUSE last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.

Who is the principal officer of COMMON CAUSE?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names VIRGINIA KASE SOLOMON.

Who are the officers and directors of COMMON CAUSE?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 36 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.

How much revenue does COMMON CAUSE have?

On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $19,586,265, expenses of $9,977,825 and total assets of $20,243,471 at year end.

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